Feeling Extra Anxious Lately? There Are Almost No Planets in Earth Signs

Right now, no planets are in earth signs

In astrology, the earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. They stand for steadiness, routine, and things you can see and touch. From late October to late November, the Moon still passes through them, since it changes signs every two or three days, but none of the planets from the Sun to Pluto sits in an earth sign.

Here's where they are right now:

• Sun, Mercury: Scorpio
• Venus: Libra
• Mars, Jupiter: Leo
• Saturn, Neptune: Aries
• Uranus: Gemini
• Pluto: Aquarius

Fire, air, and water are crowded, while earth, the element that keeps your feet on the ground, is empty.

Why everything feels up in the air

When earth is missing, many people crave certainty: will the plan work out, is there enough money this month, what is the other person really thinking. There are plenty of thoughts and feelings, but not much of that hands-on sense of getting things done step by step. You plan to tidy your room on the weekend, end up scrolling your phone until night, and feel even more unsettled.

Add Mercury retrograde from October 24 to November 13. Messages get missed, plans keep changing, you worry about saying the wrong thing on LINE (Taiwan's main chat app), and moving data to a new phone can go sideways. Put the two together and the feeling that nothing is settled gets stronger.

The good news: around November 26, Mars moves into Virgo, the first planet to return to an earth sign in this stretch. Things start to find a rhythm again, and you'll feel more grounded bit by bit.

Five small ways to add some earth to your life

1. Wake up at the same time: No matter when you went to bed, get up at the same hour. A steady rhythm keeps the start of your day from feeling scattered.
2. Clean out one drawer: Not the whole room, just one drawer. Toss old receipts and broken charging cables. In fifteen minutes you can see the result, and that sense of having handled something is real.
3. Track your spending for a week: Write down every breakfast, bubble tea, and group-buy order. Seeing the numbers laid out usually shrinks money worries a lot.
4. Cook a dish that follows steps: Fry an egg or make tomato egg drop soup from a recipe. Chopping, cooking, and seasoning one step at a time brings your attention back to your hands.
5. Walk barefoot or tend a plant: Walk barefoot for a few minutes on a wooden floor or park grass, or water and repot the plant on your windowsill. Things you can touch bring you back to the present.

Tips for each element

• Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius): With Mars and Jupiter in fiery Leo, you have plenty of drive. Before starting something new, write down three steps and check them off one at a time.
• Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius): When your head is full of ideas, write them on paper instead of debating them in the group chat. Once they're down, they stop circling.
• Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces): Scorpio season makes feelings run deep. After work, take a bath or make a hot cocoa. Look after your body first and your mood will settle too.
• Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn): It may feel like everyone around you is drifting while you clean up. You can be the steady one for now, but save some time to rest.

Be gentle with yourself when you feel anxious

The sky is only a reference point. It tells you that you're not the only one feeling unsettled lately. Taking care of the small things in front of you is how you rebuild that grounded feeling.

If anxiety has been affecting your sleep, work, or appetite for a while, talking to a trusted friend or booking time with a doctor or counselor is a normal and practical choice.